Learn how the general depreciation system (GDS) works within MACRS, its methods, tax implications, and how it accelerates asset depreciation.

Discover how different depreciation methods affect long-term asset values and short-term earnings, plus key assumptions that ...

Over time, the assets a company owns lose value, which is known as depreciation. As the value of these assets declines over time, the depreciated amount is recorded as an expense on the balance sheet.